Apparatus for handling glass sheets



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w. OWEN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GLASS SHEETS Filed Feb- 16. 1924 2sheets-Snam 1 s i 6 i Dea s., w25. l1,564,267 v W. OWEN Y v APPARATUSFOR HANDLING GLASS SHEETSv Filed F' eb. 1G. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR clamping device above the machine adapted to engage theupperedge of the sheet cut .from the continuous sheet being drawn-and moveupwardly therewith and gi've it support during and after the cutting oifoperation, a driven carrier extending laterally from a position at oneside ot' the -inachine, and a transfer lframe. pivoted beneath the endof the' carrier adjacent the machine ha t ing' a plurality of similarfaces arranged 5. The combination with a vertical sheet glass drawingmachine, of a countei'balanced clamping device above the machine adaptedto engage the upper edge ot the.4 shect'cut from the continuous sheetbeing drawn and move upwardly therewith and give it sup- 'port duringand after the cutting ofi' operation, a driven carrier extendinglaterally from a position at one side of the machine, and a transferframe pivoted beneath the end ot' the carrieradjacent the machine havinga plurality of similar faces arranged around the axis of the frame forengaging the flat sides of the glass sheetswvhicli are cut from saidcontinuous sheet, supporting means projecting laterally from one edge ofeach of said faces for engaging the logver edge of said sheets, andmeans for rotatingl the frame so that the sheets placed thereon areraised and carried over the carrier and lowered thereon. v

6. The combination with a verticalsheet glass drawing machine, of aeounterbalaniced clamping device above themachine adaptedv to engage theupper edge of thev sheet cut irom the continuous sheet being drawn andmove upwardly therewith andv give it support during and after thecutting oii' operation, a driven carrier extending laterally from aposition at one sid@ of the machine,

and a transfer traine 'pivoted beneath theend of the carrier adjacentthe machine hav'.

ing a plurality ot' similar faces arranged around the axis of the framefor engaging the flat sides oi' the glass vsheets which are cut fromsaid continuous sheet,` supporting means projecting laterally from oneedge of each ot' said faces for engaging the lower edge ot' said sheets,and indexingl means `for the frame for maintaining it in successivepositions ot' rotation l.with the face in posi-4 tioiii'to icceive thenext sheet of glass from the clamp inclined somewhat away from a.v

vertical plane.

7. The combination with a vertical sheet glass drawing machine, ot' acounterbalanoed clamping device above the machine adapted to engage theupper edge of the shect ycnt trom thc` continuous sheet being drawn andmore upwardly therewith and give it support during and after the cuttingofi' operation, a. driven carrier extending la'teialljv from a' positionat one side of the machine` a transfer trame pivoted beneath the end otthe carrier adjacent the machine having a face for engaging the flatside of the glass sheet and laterally projecting means at orc, end ofsuch face for engaging the lower edge of the sheet and indexing meansfor the frame for maintaining Ait in receiving position with said' faceinclined somewhat away t'roin the vertical.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed 'my name this 12th dayof Feb..`

WILLIAM OWEN.

